Plus: Signs to discourage cyclists from using the Battery Park City Esplanade; Sushi Azabu opening in a Miami Beach Marriott; more on Squadron's decision to resign; Otto Penzler's life; a rash of bike thefts; the Tribeca apartment of an advertising executive.
Plus: Peeking through the open door of Frenchette; a new restaurant in the former Navy space; Kee's Chocolates closed its Soho shop; Jack's Stir Brew Coffee looks very ready to open; the tower going up on the eastern horizon. / 1 comment
Plus: A way to ease the burden on small retail businesses; more on what to expect from Harry & Ida's Luncheonette; the state of the World Trade Center mall a year after opening; skateboarding thief and other recent crimes; the lost building at 120 William. / 13 comments
Plus: Grand Banks sibling restaurant/bar in Brooklyn Bridge Park; one mother's crusade regarding Ground Zero hazards; New York Nautical.
Plus: A survey about Pier 40; Roxy Cinema closed for renovations; Canal Street building bought; another smoke shop is opening here; "Hot Air" filming today; "Isn't It Romantic" filmed last night.
Sommelier Jean-Luc Le Dû's esteemed store has been in the far West Village since 2005. / 6 comments
Plus: Addressing the Google Maps issue with Vestry Street; Thom Browne's women's store is open; One Beekman is rising quickly; Bar Cyrk is closed for some renovations. / 11 comments
Plus: "Herbal blessings" from David Bouley; update on two Seaport ice cream shops; Arcade Bakery's month-long break; Alumnae shoe boutique; fashion showroom moved to L.A.; the Civil Service Book Shop keeps surviving. / 2 comments
Plus: Still no activity at the Trader Joe's Hudson Square store; first floor of 1 White revealed; Janovic in Soho reopened; two teens have started a macaron company; Joe at the World Trade Center mall. / 3 comments
According to Vogue, Alumnae is "the footwear phoenix rising from the ashes of Sigerson Morrison’s legal disputes," and the magazine declared the shoes "affordably cool" at $400 to $600. / 1 comment
Plus: A peek inside Harry & Ida's Luncheonette; new shrimp vendor at Saturday Greenmarket (and return of the berry farmer); Western Spirit wants to sublet; Italian-food store not happening at the World Trade Center mall; Le Botaniste restaurant on Grand; Franklin façade. / 3 comments
Plus: Peacock transporter causes sensation; W. Broadway bollards fortified by useless speed bumps; nut store closed early; the semi-planted Irish Hunger Memorial; "Lost art form in progress."
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